NASA Astronaut Scott Carpenter

October 10, 2013 |John Boyd

Mercury mission astronaut Scott Carpenter died Oct. 10, 2013 at the age of 88

Steve Ueckert/Houston Chronicle

11of31

Former astronauts (L to R) John Glenn, Scott Carpenter and Wally Shirra listen to a tribute of their former Project Mercury teammate, Gordon Cooper, at a memorial service at the Johnson Space Center. (Steve Ueckert / Chronicle)

Former astronauts (L to R) John Glenn, Scott Carpenter and Wally Shirra listen to a tribute of their former Project Mercury teammate, Gordon Cooper, at a memorial service at the Johnson Space Center. (Steve Ueckert / Chronicle)